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In this riveting prequel to her novel Little Mercies, New York Times bestselling author Heather Gudenkauf explores how even the smallest lies can have far-reaching consequences.When the body of a woman is discovered in a local park – with her bewildered four-year-old son sitting beside her – veteran social worker Ellen Moore is called in to assist in the police investigation. Positioned beneath a statue of Leto, the goddess of motherhood, the crime is weighted with meaning and, Ellen discovers, remarkably similar to one from a decade past.Ellen's professional duty is to protect the child, but she's not equipped to contend with a killer. As she races to connect the dots, she knows her time is running out. And the stakes are high: if she fails, another mother is sure to make the ultimate sacrifice.

To: Sergeant Carrie McCall Subject: Regarding Reilly Your assignment flouts two cardinal rules of the cop code: Never investigate your partner and never fall for your partner. You will do the first, plumbing Sergeant Lincoln Reilly's home and psyche for proof, even as you pretend to be lovers on a covert sting. Because despite an exemplary record, circumstantial evidence suggests that Reilly kills acquitted criminals as coldly as the worst offender. Beware of the second.Reilly's instincts have never failed. And with you, he appears to be operating on the most basic instincts between man and woman. Trust only your training…or stand to lose more than your cover.